wrought-iron

  • 21wrought-iron scrap — Scrap Scrap (skr[a^]p), n. [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. See {Scrape}, v. t.] 1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. [1913 Webster] I have no materials not a scrap. De… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22wrought-iron casting — Mitis casting Mi tis cast ing [Perh. fr. L. mitis mild.] A process, invented by P. Ostberg, for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to 0.1 per cent of aluminum is added to lower the melting point, usually …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 23wrought iron — noun a tough, malleable form of iron suitable for forging or rolling rather than casting, obtained by puddling pig iron while molten …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 24wrought iron — /rɔt ˈaɪən/ (say rawt uyuhn) noun a comparatively pure form of iron (as that produced by puddling pig iron) which contains practically no carbon, and which is easily forged, welded, etc., and does not harden when suddenly cooled …

  • 25wrought iron — noun Date: 1678 a commercial form of iron that is tough, malleable, and relatively soft, contains less than 0.3 percent and usually less than 0.1 percent carbon, and carries 1 or 2 percent of slag mechanically mixed with it …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26wrought iron — noun A tough, malleable, ductile form of iron that is not cast, suitable for welding …

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  • 27wrought iron — a commercial iron that has little use today and has been replaced by mild steel. It was commonly produced by the puddling process. The temperatures employed in its production are too low to render it fluid, it is heated until it forms a pasty… …

    Mechanics glossary

  • 28wrought iron — noun (U) long thin pieces of iron formed into shapes to make gates, fences etc …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29wrought iron — UK / US noun [uncountable] iron used for making things such as fences and gates, especially for decoration …

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  • 30ˌwrought ˈiron — noun [U] iron that is used for making things such as fences and gates, especially for decoration …

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